GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1931, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

SOME ARRESTS. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) CAPETOWN, May 26. There was a sensation at Lourenco Marques in connection with the arrest of prominent men, mostly deportees from Portugal, alleged to be concerned in a revolutionary movement. They include a barrister and a doctor. Rome of the arrested were en route for Inh..mbane where it is alleged they intended to recruit a native regiment to march on the capital.

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Through the strenuous efforts of the Railway Minister, an agreement has been reached which it is lielieved "ill avert the danger of a railway strike. AI. BRIAND. PARIS, May 26. The “Echo De Paris” reliably understands that M. Briand has agreed to retain the Foreign Affairs portfolio. BRIGANDS ESCAPE. alter battle With bolta Rome, .May 20. A platoon of gendarmes have been sent to Sait Giorgio to wipe out the Scni’fd family of brigands who are terrifying Calabria. They heseiged the house from which the brigands emerged and gave battle, killing the Chief Commissioner and five gendarmes, the brigand s escaping intact. PLOT DISCOVERED. FOR WIDESPREAD TERRORISM. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m ' BUCHAREST, May 26. Roumanian police in the course of a roundup of Communists in Bessarabia, Bucharest and Galatz, discovered plans for widespread terrorism, including the burning of churches on Ist. June, and similar demonstration plans for Yugo Slavia, Poland, Greece, Bulgaria. Czecho-Slovakia. Espionage agents were arrested and seditious literature seized. OBITUARY. LONDON, May 126. Obituary—The Commoner Lowth. EARTHQUAKES AND INSURANCE. (Received this dav at 12.25. p.rn.) LONDON, May 26. The Institute of London Underwrltters, iii consequence of the heavy losses of produce in freezing Works ashore destroyed in the New Zen land oaruiquukp inserted a clause that “Ordinary marine frozen meat insurnneo policies are specifically exempted from cover loss or damage ashore caused directly or indirectly by earthquake or volcanic eruption and fire resulting therefrom.” 'These risks thus have to be covered by specific policies, and separatee from premium. SALLY LONGV/ORTHY’S WILL. LONDON, May 26. Williams (cabled on March 10th) say; he lias found at Exeter Sally Langworth,y’s will. It does not make provision for Hc-stor, who probably predeceased her mother. He is ot the opinion that thereby it does not iVidude New Zealand claimants, but other heirs are agreeable to a conference to come to some arrangement. Williams has already submitted suggestions 1 kely to be helpful to New Zealanders. DANZIG SWEEP. DANZIG, -May 26. Australians and New Zealanders drew approximately half the horses in the Broom’s Derby Sweepstake. Their names are unavailable, as numbers only wore cabled from the Dominions. The prizes total £30.745 sterling, including three first prizes of £3,903.